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Blackfriars.—The walls and ceilings of both men's and women's Lavatories
were cleaned, and a modern Closet substituted for an old container in
the women's Lavatory.
The Inspector in each district will in future report periodically on the
Stations in his charge.
PUBLIC WATER-CLOSETS AND UNDERGROUND
CONVENIENCES.
During the year no addition has been made to the 32 Underground
Conveniences in the City, of which eight are provided for the use of women.
They contain 267 urinal compartments and 181 water-closets. During
week days the majority are open until 11 or 12 p.m.
On Sundays three are closed all day, the one at Billingsgate is closed at
2 p.m., and, with two exceptions, the remainder are open until 11 p.m.
Both at Golden Lane and Farringdon Street free accommodation is
provided for women, a boon that is unquestionably much appreciated by
females of the poorer classes.
THE SALE OF ICES AND ICE CREAMS.
Much evidence has been accumulated during the last few years as to the
dangers to health involved in the unrestricted sale and manufacture of the
above and similar delicacies. The danger is a real one, and is mainly due to
the insanitary and filthy habits of the manufacturers and vendors of these
articles as sold in the streets and small shops.
Manufactured from pure and wholesome materials, in cleanly premises, and
stored in proper receptacles, there can be no objection to the use of these
products. But, unfortunately, with the majority of small, and especially of
street vendors, such conditions do not obtain.
Too often the premises where they are made are dirty and insanitary in
the extreme, and the materials of which they are composed unfit for food.
The care which should be taken in their production is wanting, and storage
is found in small, crowded, and ill-ventilated dwelling rooms.
No wonder, then, that ill-effects have been constantly known to follow their
consumption, especially when eaten by the poorly-fed and ill-nourished
children who mainly constitute the customers of the "Hokey-Pokey" man.